The effect of contrast medium and balloon shape on dosimetry for arterial irradiation with 188Re

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 771-776

  Fox, R A ^a   Henson, P W ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

188Re; Balloon angioplasty; Irradiation; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS;

BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY; BETA PARTICLES; CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DOSE CORRECTION; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ELLIPTICAL CROSS SECTION; ^188RE;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

RHENIUM 188;

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY;

EID: 0032956067     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598586     Document Type: Article

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